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Never trust SMS: iOS text spoofing — I mentioned it on twitter a few days ago, I found a flaw in iOS that I consider to be severe, while it does not involve code execution. I am pretty confident that other security researchers already know about this hole, and I fear some pirates as well.

DON'T PANIC — There's been a lot of fear, uncertainty and doubt generated by Twitter's latest announcement. I wanted to let everyone know that the world isn't ending, Tweetbot for Mac is coming out soon, Tweetbot for iOS isn't going anywhere. So sit down, grab a towel and let's go over some of these API changes.

Is Mark Zuckerberg in over his hoodie as Facebook CEO? — Facebook's stock price slide has raised doubts about Mark Zuckerberg's role as CEO. Some say he should hand the reins to a more seasoned executive. — Restless investors blame Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for several missteps …

How I Resurrected My Digital Life After an Epic Hacking — The team at DriveSavers who recovered data from a wiped MacBook Air laptop. From the left, John Christopher, Phillip Reynolds, Ron Powell, Angel Ortiz, and Joseph Novoa. Not pictured: Phil Baca. — When my data died, it was the cloud that killed it.

Kodak: Maybe We Won't Sell Our Digital Imaging Patents — Kodak is having second thoughts about selling off its digital imaging patent portfolio. — The struggling photography pioneer, which for the past year has been gearing up to sell off some 1,100 patents as part of its effort to emerge …

Oracle, Google file list of paid journalists — A federal judge last week wrote that he was “concerned” Oracle and Google had paid journalists and bloggers to comment on their highly-publicized intellectual property trial and ordered them to provide a list of names. The responses are now in.

DNA: The Ultimate Hard Drive — When it comes to storing information, hard drives don't hold a candle to DNA. Our genetic code packs billions of gigabytes into a single gram. A mere milligram of the molecule could encode the complete text of every book in the Library of Congress and have plenty of room to spare.

Apple: Samsung Didn't Live Up to Its Standards Obligations — Lawyers for Apple tackled the last major part of their case on Friday, arguing that Samsung didn't live up to its obligations with regard to its standards-related patents. — Samsung is alleging that Apple infringed on two kinds of patents …